Historical Events on August 29

Treaty of Nanjing — 1842 treaty between Qing China and Britain which ceded Hong Kong and ended the First Opium War

abolition of the han system — 1871 reform abolishing the feudal system in Japan during the Meiji restoration

1929 Arab riots in Palestine — series of violent Arab–Jewish clashes in British Mandatory Palestine

Jassy–Kishinev Offensive — 1944 military offensive

RDS-1 — type of nuclear weapon

1976 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1976

1993 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One race

1999 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One race

2004 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race